Mediation Blog
Are lawsuits Nothing More than Unforgiven Grudges?
I read an article in the New York Times the other day entitled, “Let Go of Your Grudges. They’re Doing You No Good” by Tim Herrera ( May 19, 2019), and it struck me that [Read More]
Mandatory but Not Jurisdictional!
In sum, a rule may be mandatory without being jurisdictional, and Title VII’s charge filing requirement fits that bill. Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, U.S.S.CT. Case No. 18-525, (June 3, 2019) Slip Opinion at [Read More]
U. S. Supreme Court holds filing claim with EEOC/ State agency is not jurisdictional
NEWS FLASH !!!! Bloomburg news just published an article stating that the U. S. Supreme Court has held in Fort Bend County, Texas v Davis (Case no. 18-525) that the filing a claim of bias [Read More]
Mediating My Own Disputes
There is an adage that a person who is her own lawyer, has a fool for a client, meaning that representing yourself is a foolish. Why? You lose perspective, objectivity and perhaps even credibility. Based [Read More]
Overconfident: It is Always Better to Settle!
Several years ago, I read about a study which showed that lawyers tended to be overconfident in winning at trial. The study (Insightful or Wishful: Lawyers’ Ability to Predict Case Outcomes by Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Maria [Read More]
The “ABC Test” is Retroactive!
In 2018, the California Supreme Court drastically changed the employment law landscape in California by adopting the “ABC Test” for determining whether workers are employees ( and not independent contractors) under California wage order laws: [Read More]
